‘Blue Ruin’ Trailer: Revenge By the Seashore

There are few things to watch that are as satisfying as a good old fashioned revenge story, and if the new trailerfor Jeremy Saulnier‘s Blue Ruin is any indication, we’ve got another excellent case of death-bringing on our hands.

The trailer begins with a man named Dwight (Macon Blair) awakened from his apparent home, a car resting on the coastline near the beach. He’s looking worse for the wear, as those living in their cars are wont to do. A kind police officer spells it out in soothing voiceover that he’s had his reasons for living his life in hiding. With that gentle rap on the car window, though, the officer is unleashing a whole new can of worms for Dwight to devour: the man who killed Dwight’s parents when he was a child has been released from prison. While the officer seems to think that this news will shock and terrify Dwight, it appears the opposite is going to happen.

This is a revenge flick, and Dwight is going to hit the road to track that son of a bitch down. “What he did to them was awful,” the officer coos about halfway through the trailer as images of Dwight’s childhood play, juxtaposed with blood-soaked rooms and gun barrels. Well, what Dwight’s about to do to him is probably going to be even worse. If the quiet, maybe too eerily mellow trailer is any indication of the film’s tone, then we’re in for something disturbing.

Our own Rob Hunter very positively reviewed the film at Fantastic Fest last year, calling it “simply devastating.” Quoth Hunter: “Writer/director Jeremy Saulnier is wise to trust not only his lead character and actor but also his audience. Plot details and motivations are never shoved in our direction like street corner pamphlets but are instead revealed only when necessary.”

Blue Ruin is in theaters and on VOD April 25th.

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“Paddington” Teaser Trailer — Upcoming Family Film Based on Classic British Children’s Books, ‘The Paddington Bear’

source:   youtube.com

added: Tue, Mar 4th '14

Here's the teaser trailer for "Paddington," the British-produced family film starring the voice of Colin Firth as a young droopy hat-wearing Peruvian bear who has stowed away on a cargo ship to England, only to find himself stranded in London's busiest train station. It's Hugo meets The Terminal meets a small brown bear from Peru.

Based on the classic children's illustration books by English author Michael Bond, "Paddington" was produced by "Gravity" and "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman and directed by Paul King, who's probably best known for directing the zany British comedy series "The Mighty Boosh."

The cast also includes Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Julie Walters -- although none of them, including Firth, are seen or heard in this first preview for the upcoming CG animated-slash-live action hybrid feature, which won't hit theaters until the end of the year (December 12th in the States, and November 26 in the UK).

synopsis:
From the beloved children's novels by Michael Bond and producer David Heyman (HARRY POTTER), PADDINGTON tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Colin Firth) who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined -- until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says "Please look after this bear. Thank you," and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

directed by   Paul King

starring   Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Julie Walters

release date   December 12, 2014

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“Harmontown” Trailer — SXSW Documentary on ‘Community’ Creator Dan Harmon’s Popular Podcast Show

source:   sxsw.com, youtube.com

added: Mon, Mar 3rd '14

When acclaimed comedic writer/TV showrunner Dan Harmon was notoriously fired from his own NBC show "Community," he found himself with a lot of free time on his hands. He chose to fill that time by performing a weekly, recorded live podcast called Harmontown, which was essentially devised to vent his frustrations and anger -- and also to get outrageously drunk on a nightly basis.

In the new feature-length documentary, which will screen this weekend at SXSW, cameras follow the self-destructive comedian as he takes a year-long podcast tour across America. Also, both Harmon and his comic friends talk openly about his personal demons and jerky behavior, which likely contributed to his 2011 firing -- although, he was eventually rehired for Community's latest fifth season.

"Harmontown" makes its world premiere this Saturday at the Austin-based film festival. Watch the film's promo trailer, above.

synopsis:
HARMONTOWN is a documentary film starring TV writer and producer Dan Harmon (NBC's Community, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty) as he takes his popular podcast of the same name on a calamitous cross-country tour. Much more than a comedy-tour documentary, the film directed by Neil Berkeley uncovers Harmon's public persona to reveal his complex character and his equally complex personal relationships. The supporting cast includes Jeff B. Davis (Whose Line is it Anyway?), Erin McGathy (This Feels Terrible) and Spencer Crittenden. (via sxsw.com)

directed by   Neil Berkeley

starring   Dan Harmon, Jeff B. Davis, Erin McGathy, Spencer Crittenden, Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Steve Agee, Joel McHale

release date   SXSW Film Festival, 2014

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'13 Sins' Red Band Trailer

Mar 5, 2014 by Brian Gallagher

Watch as a man gets turned into a monster in just 13 steps in the gory red band trailer for 13 Sins, directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism). Mark Webber stars as Elliot, a desperate salesman drowning in debt, as he tries to provide for his financee (Rutina Wesley). A mysterious caller reveals that he can make all of his debt go away by completing a series of 13 challenges on a hidden camera game show, though he soon realizes he is in over his head as the tasks grow more and more sadistic. In addition, we have the poster for this harrowing thriller co-starring Ron Perlman and Pruitt Taylor Vince, debuting in limited release April 18 from Radius-TWC.

13 Sins follows a bright but meek social services coordinator who's drowning in debt and desperate as he's about to marry the love of his life. He receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a cash prize of over $6,000,000. He accepts the challenge, but even with thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account, he realizes he's in over his head. Trapped into the horrors manipulated by unseen spectators, his need to complete the game escalates as the tasks grow more extreme, to a devastating point of no return.

13 Sins comes to theaters April 18th, 2014 and stars Ron Perlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tom Bower, Devon Graye, Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley. The film is directed by Daniel Stamm.

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Starz’s “Power” Trailer — Upcoming Drug Kingpin Series From Exec-Producer Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson

source:   starz.com, youtube.com

added: Tue, Mar 4th '14

Besides hip-hop albums, rapper/actor/producer/entrepreneur Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has so far developed feature films, semi-autobiographical crime books, a clothing company, and even a vitamin water drink. This year, he adds a cable TV show to that list as he is set to reveal a new high-power gangster drama for the STARZ network, in which he's executive producing.

Created by "The Good Wife" producer Courtney Kemp Agboh, "Power" stars Omari Hardwick (The A-Team) as a New York mogul who is trying (but failing) to keep his secret life as a cutthroat drug kingpin from interfering with his public life as a "legit" nightclub owner.

Co-starring Joseph Sikora, Naturi Naughton and Lela Loren, the eight-episode crime drama premieres on STARZ this summer, but you can get a taste of the glamorous criminal life by checking out the show's debut trailer, above.

synopsis:
From Executive Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and show creator Courtney Kemp Agboh (The Good Wife) comes "Power", a visionary crime drama set in two different worlds -- the glamorous New York club scene and the brutal drug trade. James "Ghost" St. Patrick has it all: a beautiful wife, a gorgeous Manhattan penthouse, and the hottest, up-and-coming new nightclub in New York. His club, Truth, caters to the elite: the famous and infamous boldface names that run the city that never sleeps. As its success grows, so do Ghost's plans to build an empire. However, Truth hides an ugly reality. It’s a front for Ghost’s criminal underworld; a lucrative drug network, serving only the wealthy and powerful. As Ghost is seduced by the prospect of a legitimate life, everything precious to him becomes unknowingly threatened. Once you’re in, can you ever get out?

starring   Omari Hardwick, Joseph Sikora, Naturi Naughton, Lela Loren, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

release date   Summer 2014 (on STARZ)

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“NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage” Trailer — Doc. on Kevin Spacey’s Theatre Production of Shakespeare’s Richard III

source:   kevinspacey.com, youtube.com

added: Thu, Feb 27th '14

Before receiving rave reviews for his role as a Machiavellian politician on Netflix's acclaimed political drama "House of Cards," Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey had similar success playing a very similar manipulative character on stage -- only it was written more than 400 years ago by a guy named Shakespeare (you may have heard of him).

For the last few years, Spacey has been working on "NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage," a self-produced, 90-minute documentary that chronicles his 2011-2012 theatre production of Shakespeare's Richard III. It was a 12-city worldwide staged tour directed by Sam Mendes, which reunited the director with the actor for the first-time since their Oscar-winning 1999 film "American Beauty."

"This film is an insider look back stage at the experience of being an actor in a company; going to rehearsal every day, beginning to create a role with your director, crew and fellow actors and spending a year together on the road in many different cultures and countries forming a company," Spacey writes on his website, on which pre-orders for the film is now available.

Directed by Spacey's former assistant Jeremy Whelehan, the documentary will be distributed online, via kevinspacey.com, while a limited theatrical release is set for this spring.

synopsis:
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW across 3 continents and over 200 performances, revealing some of the most intimate moments behind the scenes of their staging of Richard III. Witness Spacey’s revelatory interpretation of Richard III in each brief excerpts from the play. For those who have never seen Spacey on stage this is a rare opportunity. NOW chronicles the first collaboration between Spacey and Mendes since both won Oscars for their work on American Beauty.

directed by   Jeremy Whelehan

starring   Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes

release date   2014 (via kevinspacey.com)

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'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Trailer Is Coming Tomorrow

The Sin City: A Dame to Kill For official Facebook page has announced that the first trailer will arrive tomorrow, Thursday, March 6. Along with this news comes the release of three hi-res stills that original debuted in Enterainment Weekly last week. Now, we get a better look at Jessica Alba as Nancy Callahan and Mickey Rourke as Marv as they reprise their roles from 2005's Sin City nearly ten years after directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller first brought this graphic novel adaptation to the big screen. We also get a look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt who makes his first appearance here as Hard Luck Johnny.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For comes to theaters August 22nd, 2014 and stars Jamie Chung, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Dennis Haysbert. The film is directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez.

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“The Retrieval” Trailer — Acclaimed Slavery-era Drama starring rising actor Tishuan Scott

source:   theretrieval.com, trailers.apple.com, youtube.com

added: Fri, Feb 28th '14

Writer-director Chris Eska's acclaimed Civil War-era drama, "The Retrieval," has won a handful of festival awards last year, including 2013 SXSW's Breakthrough Performance for Tishuan Scott, who stars as an ex-runaway slave-turned-Union gravedigger tricked into traveling back to the South by a young slave boy (Ashton Sanders) who is secretly working under the orders of a ruthless white bounty hunter (Bill Oberst Jr).

It's the first leading role for Scott, and his standout performance will likely serve as a great calling card for other projects -- and not to mention the work of filmmaker Chris Eska, who has only written and directed one other feature film (2007's August Evening) prior to this one. Check out their critically-lauded handiwork in the newly-released trailer for the slow-burning indie, which is hitting theaters this spring, on April 2nd.

synopsis:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted freedman and bring him back to the South, but as they begin to form an unexpected bond, the boy must face a gut-wrenching decision.

directed by   Chris Eska

starring   Tishuan Scott, Ashton Sanders, Keston John, Bill Oberst Jr., Christine Horn

release date   April 25, 2014

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“Transformers: Age of Extinction” New Trailer — Michael Bay’s Highly-Anticipated Sequel starring Mark Wahlberg

source:   youtube.com

added: Tue, Mar 4th '14

Behold the new theatrical trailer for director Michael Bay's fourth installment of the sci-fi action franchise "Transformers: Age of Extinction," starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Kelsey Grammer and Stanley Tucci.

Set to open this summer, June 27th, this new preview offers a much better look at the film's story, which this time leaves out Shia Labeouf's character to focus on a father (Wahlberg) who stumbles on a broken-down mac truck that turns out to be Optimus Prime. Which in many ways sets the wheels in motion as a new intergalactic robot war emerges, proving government officials are wrong when they declare "the age of the Transformers is over." Clearly, it's not.

directed by   Michael Bay

starring   Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, T.J. Miller, Bingbing

release date   June 27, 2014

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“Stage Fright” Red Band Trailer — Off-beat Musical Horror Comedy starring Meat Loaf and Minnie Driver

source:   sxsw.com, youtube.com

added: Wed, Mar 5th '14

Finally, a musical horror comedy that everyone can get behind, unless you're one of the few who believe it's "wrong to sing and dance when someone has just died." Grammy-winning performer Meat Loaf and Oscar-nominated thespian Minnie Driver star in this blood-spewing satire about a pretentious musical theatre camp for kids, the Phantom of the Opera-esque show they're trying to set-up, and the mysterious kabuki-masked killer who's preventing them to do so.

Slated to premiere next week at SXSW, "Stage Fright," which marks the feature debut of writer-director Jerome Sable, has been recently acquired by Magnet Releasing and will be available on iTunes/VOD on April 3th and in theaters on May 9th. Until then, check out the film's outrageous red band trailer, above.

synopsis:
Starry-eyed teenager Camilla Swanson wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Broadway diva, but she's stuck working in the kitchen of a snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the summer showcase and lands a lead role in the play, but just as rehearsals begin, blood starts to spill, and Camilla soon finds herself terrified by the horror of musical theatre.

directed by   Jerome Sable

starring   Meat Loaf, Minnie Driver, Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith

release date   April 3, 2014 (iTunes/VOD), May 9, 2014 (In Theaters)

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New ‘Transformers 4′ Trailer Blows Up Everything That Came Before

Paramount Pictures

“A new era has begun. The day of the Transformers is over.”

It’s not so much a reboot, this Transformers: Age of Extinction. It’s definitely the fourth film in a franchise closely watched by its shepherd Michael Bay. But in the first teaser and now this first full trailer, the minds of marketing at Paramount want fans to know that this time around is different. It’s darker, more serious, less Shia. It’s grown up and picked Pain & Gain star Mark Wahlberg as its very manly lead. It touts the fact that the rules have changed, the era of the Transformers is over. “We don’t need you,” explains newcomer Stanley Tucci to an off-screen robot.

And for a moment — two minutes, to be exact — it’s easy to believe them. Because this time around we get some giant dinosaur robots (Dinobots to their friends). Things may just be different, after all.

Though as wise man have said for many years, the more things change the more they stay the same. Nowhere is that more true than in the fourth Transformers movie’s trailer. You’ve got the eye-candy in Nicola Peltz, the hunky love interest in Jack Reynor, the glossy explody CGI landscapes of Michael Bay’s ever-external id, and you’ve got plenty of silly names. Seriously, Cade Yeager is Wahlberg’s character name? Cade Yeager?! In the immortal words of Andy Torres on Cougar Town, “C’mon!”

All of that said, if you’re into this sort of thing (and I am), it looks like a blast.

Transformers: Age of Extinction is due in theaters June 27, 2014.

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'The Boxtrolls': Third Trailer for the Stop-Motion Adventure

Stop-Motion workshop LAIKA returns to the big screen this September with the original family adventure The Boxtrolls. Meet this new breed of family in the third trailer, which introduces us to a community of quirky creatures raised in the home of an orphaned boy under the streets of Cheesebridge. The town villain Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) decides he must rid his community of this scourge, and plots out a way to exterminate The Boxtrolls. Now, it is up to the orphaned Egg (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and his new found friend Winnifred (Elle Fanning) to save these amazing monsters and restore order to his box home.

The Boxtrolls comes to theaters September 26th, 2014 and stars Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade. The film is directed by Anthony Stacchi.

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Second 'Oculus' Trailer Has Katee Sackhoff Possessed

Mar 5, 2014 by Brian Gallagher

Ten years after a family tragedy, a pair of siblings embark on a journey to prove that a supernatural force killed their parents in the second trailer for Oculus. Karen Gillan stars as Kaylie Russell, who welcomes back her brother Tim (Brenton Thwaites) after spending years in protective custody, deemed as a danger to society. After reuniting with his sister, they set out to finish what they started, to prove that a mysterious mirror known as the Lasser Glass is actually responsible for the deaths of their parents (Katee Sackhoff and Rory Cochrane). In addition, Relativity Media has released a new poster and six photos from director Mike Flanagan's thriller, in theaters April 11.

Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents' deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim's innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again...

Oculus comes to theaters April 11th, 2014 and stars Katee Sackhoff, Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, James Lafferty, Rory Cochrane, Garrett Ryan, Annalise Basso, Miguel Sandoval. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan.

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“Annie” Trailer — Upcoming Musical Remake starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx

source:   facebook.com, youtube.com

added: Wed, Mar 5th '14

It's a hard knock life for ten-year-old wunderkind Quvenzhane Wallis. And no, we're not talking about her Oscar-nominated performance in 2012's "Beasts of the Southern Wild," but her latest starring role in the updated feature version of the classic Broadway musical "Annie." And you can now get a peek at Wallis as the titular orphan girl in the debut trailer for the heartfelt redo that also stars Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale.

Produced by Will Smith and directed by Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits), the upcoming film sees Foxx as a variation of the Daddy Warbucks character, named Will Stacks. He's a wealthy New York mayoral candidate who opens up his luxurious home to Annie, after a chance encounter. And while his generosity is a calculated attempt to get in the good graces of the voters, slowly and surely his frigid heart starts to warm up -- perhaps to a point where he actually sees himself as her possible legal guardian. Well, that's until her real parents are found.

The sun will come out tomorrow. However, "Annie" won't come out until December 19th.

synopsis:
Academy Award-nominee Quvenzhane Wallis stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) -- advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) -- makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.

directed by   Will Gluck

starring   Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale

release date   December 19, 2014

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'Annie' Trailer Preview Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz

Mar 5, 2014 by Brian Gallagher

Following the first poster from yesterday, Entertainment Tonight has debuted a preview for the full Annie trailer that will debut later today. We get our first look at Quvenzhané Wallis as the title character, an orphan who is adopted by Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx), a New York mayoral candidate. This footage also features Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan, who runs the orphanage Annie lives in. And we also see parts of the iconic musical number "Tomorrow." Check back later today for the full trailer from director Will Gluck's musical adaptation of the hit Broadway play, in theaters December 19.

Annie comes to theaters December 19th, 2014 and stars Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Quvenzhané Wallis, David Zayas, Daniel Flaherty. The film is directed by Will Gluck.

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“Alien Abduction” Trailer — New Found-Footage Thriller from First-time Filmmakers Matty Beckerman and Robert Lewis

source:   trailers.apple.com

added: Wed, Mar 5th '14

When an unsuspecting family happens to spot some peculiar lights in the sky, their weekend trip to the woods quickly turns into a close encounter of the strange kind. Luckily, one of them is carrying a video camera to record every terrifying moment.

Sure, "Alien Abduction" looks like a paint-by-the-numbers found-footage thriller, but it's newly-released trailer has some promising scares. Here's hoping that first-time director Matty Beckerman and first-time screenwriter Robert Lewis have brought something new to this tired sub-genre.

Starring Peter Holden, Jillian Clare, Corey Eid, Katherine Sigismund, Riley Polanski as the unfortunate clan, "Alien Abduction" will be in theaters and on iTunes and VOD, April 4th.

synopsis:
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this pulse-pounding thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.

directed by   Matty Beckerman

starring   Katherine Sigismund, Corey Eid, Jillian Clare, Jeff Bowser, Riley Polanski

release date   April 4, 2014 (In Theaters and VOD)

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“The Double” New Full Trailer — Director Richard Ayoade’s Doppelganger Flick starring Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg is a "creepy guy" who gets creeped out by a doppelganger in the new domestic trailer for "Submarine" director Richard Ayoade's hyper-stylized comedic nightmare "The Double." "The Social Network" star performs dual roles as the introverted Simon and the outgoing James: two office clerks who are not related but look exactly alike, complete with the same identical frumpy suit that resembles something David Byrne would've donned in a Talking Heads music video.

And while their co-workers aren't able to notice their striking physical similarities, Simon certainly doesn't consider the sudden appearance of James as a happy accident. Especially since James seems to be dead-set on charming his way into Simon's life -- perhaps with the evil intention of taking it over and pushing him out, but not before Simon gets to see his would-be girlfriend (Mia Wasikowska) stolen from under his fingertips. Ah man, creepy guys never win the girl.

"The Double" opens on iTunes/VOD and in theaters on May 9th.

synopsis:
Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his life.

directed by   Richard Ayoade

starring   Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor, Yasmin Paige, James Fox, Cathy Moriarty, Craig Roberts, Paddy Considine, Chris O'Dowd, Sally Hawkins

release date   May 9, 2014 (iTunes/VOD and in Theaters)

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“Oculus” Full-Length Trailer — Horror Thriller starring Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff, Brenton Thwaites and Rory Cochrane

Before "Doctor Who" star Karen Gillan gets blasted into space in Marvel's upcoming comic-book flick "Guardians of the Galaxy," she will have to first deal with some Earthbound obstacles, for instance destroying a really spooky mirror in the new horror thriller "Oculus."

Gillan stars opposite Brenton Thwaites (the upcoming Maleficent and The Giver) as two emotionally-troubled siblings whose parents were mysteriously killed years ago. Though the cause of their deaths may have something to do with a centuries-old mirror, which Gillan's character believes is cursed with some extremely bad mojo. The solution? Kill it before it kills again.

Co-written and helmed by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Absentia), the film also stars Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff and Dazed and Confused's Rory Cochrane as the murdered parents while Annalise Basso and Garrett Ryan play the younger versions of Gillan and Thwaites' characters.

"Oculus" is coming to theaters next month, April 11th.

synopsis:
Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents' deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force -- unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim's innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again...

directed by   Mike Flanagan

starring   Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff, Brenton Thwaites, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan

release date   April 11, 2014

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“The Wrath of Vajra” Blu-Ray Trailer — New Action Thriller starring Chinese martial artist Xing Yu

Prepared to be punched in the face by the bone-cracking artistry of rising Chinese martial artist Xing Yu. This former Shaolin monk-turned-Asian action star tackles his first leading role in the WWII-set actioner "The Wrath of Vajra," playing a trained Chinese assassin who turns the tables on his foreign overlords during Japanese-occupied China. It's part history lesson, part revenge thriller, part battle royale, but all violently served up on a platter filled with fist punches and kung fu kicks!

Directed by Wing-Cheong Law, "The Wrath of Vajra" is getting a Blu-Ray/DVD release on March 18.

synopsis:
Before the West entered World War II, a Japanese death cult called the Temple of Hades is ordered to aid in the spiritual destruction of China. Their method: abduct their enemies' children and train them as killers for the Emperor. Young Vajra was especially gifted, but swears a secret oath of revenge when his brother dies. Now the greatest assassin in the temple, Vajra escapes to China and begins his quest to protect the innocent, and destroy the ones responsible for making him a living weapon.

directed by   Wing-Cheong Law

starring   Xing Yu, Sung-Jun Yoo, Heon Jun Nam, Baocheng Jiang, Yamei Zhang, Tony Liu

release date   March 18, 2014 (Blu-Ray/DVD)

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“Beneath” Blu-Ray Trailer — New Creature Feature from Horror Filmmaker Larry Fessenden

source:   shoutfactory.com, youtube.com

added: Mon, Mar 3rd '14

Indie filmmaking vet Larry Fessenden has carved out a respectable career, writing and directing such slow-burning, atmospheric horror films as Habit, Wendigo, and The Last Winter. His latest effort, however, demonstrates the filmmaker's willingness to camp things up if need be.

"Beneath," which was initially produced and aired on Chiller TV late last year, is the director's take on low-budget creature features that center on clueless teens who are picked off one by one by an unknown monster. In this case, it's a "giant flesh-eating fish" that gets provoked when a small row boat filled with young careless partygoers enters in its vicinity.

Shout Factory is releasing the film on Blu-Ray and DVD this month, March 25. They also recently released the film's Blu-Ray trailer, above.

synopsis:
When a group of young friends commemorating their high school graduation take a trip to the remote Black Lake, their celebration turns into a nightmare. Trapped in a leaking boat with no oars, the teens face the ultimate test of friendship and sacrifice during a terror-stricken fight for survival when they find something is living beneath the surface.

directed by   Larry Fessenden

starring   Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Conroy, Mark Margolis

release date   March 25, 2014 (Blu-Ray/DVD)

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